Despite a declaration that “there will be action taken” after his proposal for a new coal mine in central Queensland was blocked, billionaire political campaigner Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal withdrew its appeal yesterday. The project in the Galilee Basin would have been the biggest mine in the country. It was knocked back by the Queensland Land Court in November because that emissions would threaten the human and cultural rights of Indigenous people and young Queenslanders. But that’s not the end of it – the court’s decision will be looked over by the Queensland Government. Palmer hasn’t had a good run with getting projects approved of late… Central Queensland Coal – another proposed mine in the same region – was last week formally blocked by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek because of fears of damage to the Great Barrier Reef. It’s the first time a coal mine has been rejected under national environmental laws.